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Uttara Model Town or simply Uttara (Bengali: উত্তরা, romanised: Uttora) is a neighbourhood of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The name derives from the Bengali word uttor (উত্তর) meaning "north". It lies on the road to Gazipur, and adjoins Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

উত্তরা
Neighbourhoods in Dhaka Metropolitan Area
Uttara Model Town
Uttara Airport Road, Dhaka (28543570895).jpg
Coordinates: 23°52′37″N 90°22′37″E / 23.877°N 90.377°E / 23.877; 90.377Coordinates: 23°52′37″N 90°22′37″E / 23.877°N 90.377°E / 23.877; 90.377
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
MetropolitanDNCC
Establishment1966
Founded byRAJUK
Area
 • Total36.91 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total179,907
 • Density4,874.20/km2 (12,624.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1230

History

Planning

In 1966, Dhaka Improvement Trust planned to build a satellite town under North Satellite Town project in Dhaka District. In 1980, DIT changed the project name into Uttara Residential Model Town Project.[2]

First phase

RAJUK[note 1] completed the first phase of the project in 1992. In this phase, Uttara had 6,000 plots. The total land for these plots was 950 acres.[4] Completed sectors in 1st phase are Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 3, Sector 4, Sector 5, Sector 6, Sector 7, Sector 8, Sector 9, and Sector 10.

Second phase

New phase started after the completion of first phase. Second phase took 6 years to complete.[5] Completed sectors in 2nd phase are Sector 11, Sector 12, Sector 13, and Sector 14.

Third phase

During the course of the third phase circa 2,150 acres (8.7 km2) of land were acquired. About 10,000 residential plots and 225,512 apartments including amenities and urban facilities were provided. The estimated cost of third phase is Tk 23.16 billion. The deadline of the extension project was extended to June 2022.[4] Planned sectors in 3rd phase are Sector 15, Sector 16, Sector 17, and Sector 18.

Demographics

At the 2011 Bangladesh census, Uttara had a population of 179,907. According to 2011 figures, males constitute 56.33% of the population and females 43.67%, and about 80% of the Uttara's population are adults. Uttara has an average literacy rate of 90.49% (7+ years).[6]

Administration

Uttara is divided into administrative and geographical divisions named "Sectors". There are 18 sectors in Uttara.[7] Every sector is under a sector welfare association.[8] Uttara Association is the combination of these sector-wise associations.[9] The Suburb of Uttara is under two wards (Ward no. 1[10] and Ward no. 51[11]) of DNCC. Politically this area is under Dhaka-18 constituency.[12]

Geography

Inner Uttara

  • Sector 1
  • Sector 2
  • Sector 3
  • Sector 4
  • Sector 5
  • Sector 6
  • Sector 7
  • Sector 8
  • Sector 9
  • Sector 10
  • Sector 11
  • Sector 12
  • Sector 13
  • Sector 14
  • Sector 15
  • Sector 16
  • Sector 17
  • Sector 18

Economy

Uttara is a planned city and one of the elite suburbs in Dhaka.[13] For that reason, and many other attractive features, Uttara is one of the most desirable residential areas in Dhaka.[14] According to a survey conducted by B-property in 2019, Uttara is the first choice of Dhaka residents for living. Mr Nuswardi is a Chief Executive of the property website named B-Property. He said to BBC Bangla that this planned satellite town is an important place in the capital of Bangladesh which has all necessary amenities and services the residents need. In the future, more and more people will start living in Purbachal, which is located adjacent to the area so it is a plus point.[15]

Uttara is a popular destination for shooting Bangladeshi dramas.[16][17]

Parks and recreation

Uttara Model Town has a total of 8 parks. Sectors 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10 have no parks. There are numerous lakes in Uttara except in sectors 1, 2, 6, 8, 10 and 12.[18] There is a children amusement park in sector 15 named Fantasy Island.[19] It has Uttara Lake and Khidir Canal.

Tourist attractions

  • Diabari
  • Mugdho Mancha
  • Uttara Lake

Gallery

  • Chowrasta in Uttara

  • Alaul Avenue

  • Shah Makhdum Avenue

  • Sector 15 lake

  • Skyline of Uttara

  • Road in Uttara

  • House building at night

  • A lake in Uttara

  • North Tower, Uttara

  • Night view of Uttara

  • A commercial building in Uttara

  • A rooftop restaurant in Uttara

Notes

  1. ↑ Dhaka Improvement Trust was changed to RAJUK in 1987[3]

References

  1. ↑ Geographic coordinates of Dhaka, BangladeshDATEANDTIME.INFO. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ (in bn). 19 October 2014. https://www.prothomalo.com/opinion/column/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE. Retrieved 21 December 2021. 
  3. ↑ Template:Cite Banglapedia
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Uttara Model Town third-phase project limping for 22yrs". Daily Sun. 13 September 2021. https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/576188/Uttara-Model-Town-thirdphase-project-limping-for-22yrs. Retrieved 19 December 2021. 
  5. ↑ Abu Hayat Mahmud (8 July 2013). "Uttara Model Town’s third-phase project lying incomplete for 13 years". Dhaka Tribune. https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/07/08/uttara-model-towns-third-phase-project-lying-incomplete-for-13-years. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  6. ↑ District Statistics 2011 Dhaka. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  7. ↑ (in bn). 23 March 2015. https://samakal.com/bibidh/article/1503126405. Retrieved 19 December 2021. 
  8. ↑ Tamim Majid (19 December 2017). (in bn)The Daily Ittefaq. https://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/capital/2017/12/19/140143.html. 
  9. ↑ Talukdar. No Title (in bn). Daily Amar Praner Bangladesh (14 September 2019). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. ↑ (in bn). 28 April 2015. https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  11. ↑ (in bn)Jugantor. 31 December 2019. https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/city-news/261722/%E0%A7%AB%E0%A7%A7-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%9F. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  12. ↑ No Title. Prothom Alo. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Saddam Hossain (20 November 2021) (in bn). https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/capital/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%9F. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  14. ↑ (in bn)Kaler Kantho. 29 May 2017. https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/dhaka/2017/05/29/502745. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  15. ↑ (in bn). 18 July 2019. https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-49032646. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  16. ↑ (in bn)Channel i. 25 January 2021. https://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0/. Retrieved 4 January 2022. 
  17. ↑ Kader, Manzur (23 June 2016) (in bn). https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82. Retrieved 4 January 2022. 
  18. ↑ Rafat Jamil (30 October 2015) (in bn). https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
  19. ↑ (in bn)Samakal. 4 January 2017. https://samakal.com/tp-shoili/article/1701260223/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1. Retrieved 20 December 2021. 
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